“I like the saying that Wilma used, she had said, ‘Women can help turn the world right side up,’” Butler-Wolfe said. “We bring a more collaborative approach to government. If we do not participate, the decision will be made without us. And that’s so very true. And I took that to heart because you got to be at the table.” The new quarter design, she said, shows that “our Native American women can be somebody.” “Wilma Mankiller made a pathway to all American Indian women who seek to take on the role of being a leader in a tribal government,” Butler-Wolfe said.Wilma Mankiller was the 1st ♀️ elected Chief of the @CherokeeNation. The reverse design of #HerQuarter depicts Mankiller with a resolute gaze to the future. The wind is at her back; she is wrapped in a traditional shawl. To her left is the 7-pointed star. https://t.co/pdD0uxE3dq pic.twitter.com/WzfaheGON0
— United States Mint (@usmint) October 6, 2021
“The Wilma Mankiller sculpt was a nice challenge because the viewer’s point of view is below her, and she is looking off into the distance. The process of sculpting is like figuring out a puzzle with severe depth limitations.” https://t.co/8AuL2hkh4s #HerQuarter #ShowYourArt2021 pic.twitter.com/5WdsT5WjjC
— United States Mint (@usmint) October 25, 2021
“Principal Chief Mankiller demonstrated that the power to change our communities is limited only by our vision…In this design, Mankiller gazes resolutely towards the future, wrapped in the strength of her cultural heritage.” https://t.co/wsXqeuJfD5 #HerQuarter #ShowYourArt2021 pic.twitter.com/rw2AS5jKB0
— United States Mint (@usmint) October 11, 2021
Note: This story originally appeared on Cronkite News. It is published via a Creative Commons license. Cronkite News is produced by the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University.
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